Author: Portfolio Adviser

  • Awakening Japan

    Awakening Japan

    According to Yu Zhang, manager of the Matthews Asia Dividend strategies, Japan today represents a particularly interesting investment study for dividend investors.

  • Liontrust poaches FandC head of sales

    Liontrust poaches FandC head of sales

    F&C Investments James Beddall is joining Liontrust as the Luxembourg-based co-head of international sales as the company establishes a branch office in the country.

  • Charles Stanley CEO steps down after 40 years

    Charles Stanley CEO steps down after 40 years

    After over four decades with the firm, Charles Stanleys CEO Sir David Howard is to step down.

  • Alliance Trust promotes new head of equities

    Alliance Trust promotes new head of equities

    Alliance Trust has promoted Peter Michaelis as new head of equities, replacing Ilario di Bon who has stepped down.

  • Former Ignis sales manager joins Kames

    Former Ignis sales manager joins Kames

    Mark Ferguson has joined the retail sales team at Kames to strengthen presence in Scotland and the North of England.

  • Threadneedle UK vs Kames UK Equity

    Threadneedle UK vs Kames UK Equity

    In the absolute return world, these two funds matched in this weeks head-to-head are relatively young funds that have both wrestled a respectable performance.

  • Fidelity cuts costs on five multi asset funds

    Fidelity cuts costs on five multi asset funds

    The costs of five multi-asset allocator funds have been slashed, pushed by investor demand for low-cost options.

  • Crude but effective An argument for oil investment

    Crude but effective An argument for oil investment

    Brown Shipley’s Mike Stoddart looks at the benefits to be found in investing in oil

  • FCA urges EEA investors to register

    FCA urges EEA investors to register

    In a highly unusual step, the Financial Conduct Authority has issued a statement urging investors in the EEA Life Settlements Fund to “make a complaint to the firm which sold the investment”, before time runs out.

  • Deutsche AWM boosts passives sales team

    Deutsche AWM boosts passives sales team

    Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management is growing its passives sales team with new hires for the UK, Asia and France.

  • Kames Capital builds out fixed income team

    Kames Capital builds out fixed income team

    Adrian Hull fills a newly-created role to grow the firms offering and presence in the UK and European markets.

  • Schroders bolsters London NY property teams

    Schroders bolsters London NY property teams

    After bringing the investment management of the global property securities funds in-house, Schroders has fill newly-created analyst roles in the team.